Chapter 1255

General Meng Tian gave a few instructions and then turned to descend the Great Wall.

Calm was quickly restored on the Great Wall.

In the Xiongnu camp.

The soldier brought the message back.

Prince Modu and the generals were silent after hearing it.

"Touman Chanyu, can the Qin people's words be trusted?"

"Could they be tricking us into retreating five miles?"

"If it really is a trick, it would be retreating fifty miles or even five hundred miles."

"Otherwise, what's the use of making us retreat such a short distance of five miles?"

"Both armies have many people, and five miles is not much; perhaps they want to set up a formation to fight our army."

"So, are we really retreating five miles?"

The Xiongnu generals engaged in a fierce discussion.

Prince Modu also pondered for a while.

Originally, he had thought about getting his own people back.

When the Qin people couldn't withstand the pressure, perhaps they would choose to hand over the people.

But who knew the Qin people would not only refuse to hand over the people,

but instead make them retreat five miles to fight tomorrow.

This left Prince Modu somewhat confused.

The Qin people, who had always refused to come out, why were they suddenly coming out?

And calculating the time, their reinforcements shouldn't have arrived so quickly.

So if they were coming out to fight, could there be some hidden conspiracy?

Prince Modu soon dismissed this thought.

In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks were paper tigers.

He had nearly a million troops here; did he need to fear the Qin people?

What kind of conspiracy could they possibly use?

"Then retreat five miles, and fight tomorrow!"

"But tonight, we must guard our positions well; don't let anyone sneak over to launch a surprise attack."

Prince Modu decided to retreat five miles.

After all, five miles wasn't much; if they didn't retreat, perhaps the Qin people wouldn't come out.

Now that it was rare to force the Qin people to come out, he definitely had to go along with their wishes.

But when the Qin people came out, it would be time to teach them a lesson.

Since the Touman Chanyu had said so, the generals had no objections.

It wasn't easy for them to break through the city anyway.

Now that it was rare for the Qin people to come out of the city tomorrow, they would certainly welcome it.

"We obey the order!"

The generals saluted and left one after another.

They went to execute the Touman Chanyu's order.

Prince Modu lowered his head in thought.

No one knew what he was thinking.

But looking at him, his mood seemed quite good.

Soon—

The Xiongnu army collectively retreated five miles.

The Xiongnu's act of withdrawal did not escape the eyes of the soldiers on the Great Wall.

This scene was seen by the Great Qin soldiers.

At the same time, their eyes were filled with a burning heat.

They also longed to beat the Xiongnu.

They had been clamoring outside the Great Wall for several days.

Finally, finally, tomorrow they could fight the Xiongnu.

Everyone was looking forward to it.

No one present was timid.

Whether they were new recruits or veterans.

Protecting their home and country was their duty.

Being a soldier wasn't a game; when Great Qin needed them,

they would also go to the battlefield without hesitation.

Time passed slowly like this.

The next day.

The sky had just brightened.

The giant gate of the Great Wall was slowly opened.

Countless infantrymen rushed out of the giant gate immediately.

Like a dam opening its gates, the Great Qin infantry surged out like a black torrent.

With their uniform steps, a tremor also spread out.

Dense swarms of infantry surged out.

Some held long spears, some held shields.

There were also those pushing large bed crossbows and a large number of bows and crossbows.

The variety of soldiers was not small.

Defensive, offensive, long-range combat, close-quarters combat.

No one knew how much time had passed.

When the Great Qin infantry finished exiting the city, dense crowds of people were already standing outside the Great Wall.

Originally, the area outside the Great Wall was empty.

But now it was completely occupied by Great Qin soldiers.

One could see how many people there were.

As soon as the soldiers came out, they stood in formation.

Defensive soldiers holding shields were at the very front.

Soldiers holding long spears and bows and crossbows were behind.

Dozens of formations, large and small, were arranged very neatly.

It was evident they hadn't trained little.

The soldiers didn't stop their steps but kept advancing slowly.

Following the infantry, the cavalry exited the Great Wall's giant gate.

Countless Great Qin cavalry!

The sound of galloping warhorses could be heard even in the Xiongnu camp several miles away.

Once the cavalry exited the giant gate, they split left and right.

They headed toward the soldiers on both sides, forming the left and right wings.

They protected the infantry in the middle, echoing each other and forming a pincer movement.

The defensive infantry, offensive soldiers, and Great Qin cavalry formed a super-large formation.

They advanced slowly and powerfully toward the direction of the Xiongnu army.

The momentum was unparalleled, making anyone who saw it tremble.

The Xiongnu army also felt the commotion here.

The army also moved quickly.

When they saw that the number of Qin troops was about the same as theirs,

all the Xiongnu soldiers were somewhat shocked.